Yes, mine... have been trying to get it back on the road after engine rebuild, but struggling. Was running, then injectors fouled out... replaced them, but still running badly and fouling plugs, lots of oil consumption and blowby... was thinking turbo, but now I'm thinking the rings (yes, on the NEW motor!!!) are fouled up and sticking, based on leakdown results - full leakage unless I move the cylinders, then we pick up some sealing, but still well down. (40-60% leakage).

Going to try to hit the cylinders with Marvel Mystery Oil, see if that clears things up - followed by an oil change of course. Cross fingers, say a prayer, and maybe sacrifice a chicken that this'll work and we'll have the Turbo back on the road again... though only to sit for the winter, and wait for good weather come spring..._________________Vaughan Scott
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Ran well for 500mi before put away for winter. Injectors developed clogging some time after starting driving again the following spring. Sat around most of the summer. _________________Vaughan Scott
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Mixed results. Cleared 'er out and went for a spin yesterday after work.

Ran perfectly fine while cold/warming up - normal throttle response, good power and torque, no missing, idling fine.

Once she warmed up fully (warm idle oil pressure 2bar or below), then she dropped a cylinder again.

Gonna do some investigation this morning - check plugs, see if she runs properly again once cold, and maybe see if I can isolate something stupid like a bad plug wire. REALLY seems electrical. Plenty frustrating, but... here's hope.

Oh, yeah, added data point (for those following along and trying to diagnose)... while warming up and running well, the WBO2 looked fine - 11-13's. Once she started misfiring, numbers were very lean, up to 15-16+.

Yep, and that's kinda where I'm headed now. General running is very close, with mild intermittent misfire getting worse with heat.

Some goofy wiring issue, or one of the controllers is going (DITC or the fender ignition module)... Close, almost fine, just not quite. Frustrating to have to put her away for the winter like this, but yeah. At least I got lots of heat run through her, and changed in some Mobil 1..._________________Vaughan Scott
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Yeah, 'cept I won't be around. And then she'll be buried under snow, at least after Christmas. Plus of course there's a more urgent project car needing much more work... still gotta build up a spare motor, build a new front clip from scratch, redesign the fuel system, and a few handfuls of smaller items... when I'm not out of town working on fast cars... _________________Vaughan Scott
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I think we got progress. Raided the off-site stash of parts, found some good bits to swap in.

Wires didn't make a real difference.

Then I swapped in the spare ignition unit (fender-mount, not DITC controller). Definitely that. Runs pretty clean now, none of that popping/stuttering.

Still have some sputtering if I go off-throttle at high revs (5krpm or the like), such as from a downshift - think I'm sucking oil through then, either valve seals (hope not, they're pretty new!) or the turbo seals (likely, due to age). But I don't normally drive like that, and if I avoid that everything's clean.

Still probably want to swap new plugs in, and she needs a few other things besides... guess I'll be calling Dan before long, putting in an order...

Very happy 'bout being able to put her away for the winter like this... thanks for all the positive thoughts... let me know how much I owe ya for the chickens... _________________Vaughan Scott
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